Posts Tagged: Gideon Sa’ar
Who’s Who in Israel’s New Patchwork Coalition Government
Israel's new government, due to be sworn in on Sunday, consists of a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than a...
Breaking Week-Long Silence, Netanyahu Calls on Right-Wing Rivals to Form Next Government
i24 News - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on his right-wing political rivals on Wednesday evening to put aside their past conflicts and form...
Sa’ar Could Back Government Led by Lapid and Bennett in Rotation: Report
i24 News - Gideon Sa'ar, head of the New Hope party, is open to backing a government with Yesh Atid chief Yair Lapid and Yamina...
Israeli Experts, Ex-Officials Assess Shifting Election Math, Urge Avoiding New Elections
Israeli experts and former political officials weighed in Wednesday on the still-emerging 2021 election results, expressing hope that Israel’s politicians would manage to break the...
Israeli Elections 2021: With Most Votes Counted, Arab Party Ra’am Poised to Play Key Role as Netanyahu’s Advantage Slips Away
With 87% of the vote counted in Israel’s 2021 elections, the political ground appeared to shift on Wednesday, with Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party falling from...
New Poll Details Israeli Voters’ Picks for Next Government: Netanyahu for PM, Bennett for Defense, Sa’ar for Foreign
As Israel’s March 23 elections approach, polling has tended to show a deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc of supporters and the “anti-Bibi” bloc...
Yamina Party Head Bennett Predicts Solid Right-Wing Majority After Election This Month
Former Israeli defense minister and head of the right-wing Yamina party Naftali Bennett predicted a massive Knesset majority for the right following elections later this...
Israeli Leaders Slam, Palestinians Hail, ICC Decision to Investigate Alleged War Crimes
A host of Israeli leaders weighed in on Wednesday in response to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to open an...
Once Netanyahu’s Greatest Rival, Israel’s Gantz is Down, if Not Out
Benny Gantz, the former general who came close to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long dominance of Israeli politics, is finding his star is fading...
Right-Wing Challenge to Netanyahu Builds Ahead of Israeli Election
A right-wing challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a March Israeli election gained momentum on Wednesday with the defection of a long-time ally to an...
Israel to Hold Snap Election, With Netanyahu Facing New Challenges
Israel will hold a snap election in March after parliament failed on Tuesday to meet a deadline to pass a budget, triggering a ballot presenting...
Lieberman Pushes for Lapid-Sa’ar-Bennett Union to Run Against Netanyahu
i24 News - Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman will call on fellow lawmakers Yair Lapid, Gideon Sa’ar, and Naftali Bennett to join forces and run...
Senior Member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party Breaks Away as Israeli Election Beckons
A prominent rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the right-wing Likud party announced on Tuesday a breakaway bid aimed at defeating the Israeli leader...
Netanyahu Wins Party Vote in Boost Ahead of Israeli Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu easily won a vote to keep the Likud party helm, the party said on Friday, in a boost ahead of...
